After losing to Pocatello the last time they met, Minico decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Minico Spartans walked away with a 4-1 win over the Pocatello Thunder in Friday's first game. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Minico.
Zairic Salazar made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Salazar has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Salazar was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other pitching news, Jase Murphy tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Spencer Pease was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Pocatello's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was STUCKI KACHE, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Minico is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Pocatello, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Minico by a score of 8-0 later that day.
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